CLOVER 3016/16-03 Takumi Bamboo Circular 16-Inch Size 3 Knitting Needles: High-Quality Craft Tools for Perfect Stitching Review

Ordered these needles to replace a Clover Takumi size 3 I bought 10 years ago - the tips are just beginning to close after 10 years of continuous use break, so it's time for a replacement. I'm so disappointed in the new ones. They are NOT the same as pictured. They have a pointed tip (very sharp) instead of a blunt one. I only ordered them for the blunt end as I work with sock yarn not lace yarn and the lace end separates the sock yarn. They are also much shorter than my other 16" circular…

After using plastic and aluminum needles, Clover Takumi Bamboo Needles are so much easier to use! As a child, I learned to knit on my grandmother's lap. Then aluminum needles were used. When I first started knitting about eight (8) years ago, I experienced the use of bamboo when I bought my first set of circular stitches. Wow! What a difference in lightness! The threads didn't fall off the needles because there was some "snagging" in the bamboo, but they do a great job of pulling the yarn off…

I knitted a wool hat out of sock yarn with a #1 needle. I have used bamboo needles for many years. I like Takumi circular needles because the cords don't break; I'm hard on my needles. Size 1 has a sharp point; I needed a sharp point because I made the stitches very tight. These needles knit clothes fast, almost as fast as metal. Bamboo helps maintain an even thickness even with slippery yarns. They may appear to swell up a bit when wet, but this isn't a problem for most projects, especially…